Topic: A Tale of 2 Elysians *Updated June 7th*

[Sputnik]

A Tale of 2 Elysians will follow the progress of Chosen Man's and my Elysian armies. They are both sizable forces and contain Sentinels and flyers, so if you're a fan of Forge World infantry or vehicles, we've got you covered. If you're unfamiliar with the Elysians you can find a primer here. To get things rolling I've included pictures of what I already have painted for my force.




And a shot of the entire army (not including my Valk). That's all for now.

Keep watching the skies.

[Chosen Man]

Here I am the 2nd of the crazy people willing to jump out of a perfectly good Valk. Heh! My first exposure to elysian armies came during an escalation league which I logged on here for a while. Escalation Legue Blues, which was a lot of fun and got me really hyped about this drop army. Recently I have gotten the urge to start a smaller D-99 army with a slight twist....While Sputnik is willing to attack from the skies...I have chosen to take my attack from the low ground...I will intially be taking the D-99 list and making it out of former GW Squats to created a Tunneller force! With their eternal hate for all things Tyranids, this force will be a fun army that fits the background great. I will eventually make it into a whole Ordos Xeno force with additional forces. I still want to work on my Elysians at some point so from time to time, you might see a few of mine pop up here and there...So Sit back and Enjoy the ride!

My Army WIP during the Escalation League

[Sputnik]

I've been fiddling around with my Chaos Marines recently, but I did take time out of that to take a picture of my entire Elysian force. In all its glory:

[tryanotherone - smurfernating]

This thread looks very interesting. I was watching it when you guysposted your first pics.

How is the project going and in which order do you plan to paint your armies?

[Chosen Man]

How is the project going and in which order do you plan to paint your armies?

I started building my new Squat force a few weeks ago, and got a good chunk of it primed in the process. I haven't had a chance to get some pics up, but will try to get something on here soon. Right now this project is something on the side for me, since I'm fully involved in my Alpha Legion project. Since this force is only 1500 points it shouldn't take me long, but it will be slow for me. Occasionally when I get bored with my Alphas I might jump into this here and there. I expect Sputnik will have more done here then I will, but I will attempt to keep up.

[Nihilanth]

I'm envious of your large amounts of awesome looking Forge World models.

Sputnik, those painted ones look great! I can't wait till they're all painted.

[Catachan Devil Sniper]

@Sputnik: how many Elysians do you have in your force so far?

[Sputnik]

How is the project going and in which order do you plan to paint your armies?

Well, like Chosen, I've been working on my Chaos Marines mostly, but I want to get back to my Elysians. I'm going to prime and base the force next.

Sputnik, those painted ones look great! I can't wait till they're all painted.

Thanks.

@Sputnik: how many Elysians do you have in your force so far?

Last count I had 128 infantry, 9 sentry guns, 4 Sents and the 1 Valk.

[tryanotherone - smurfernating]

Last count I had 128 infantry, 9 sentry guns, 4 Sents and the 1 Valk.

... and an empty wallet.

How long did it take you to build up a force like that?

[Sputnik]

Last count I had 128 infantry, 9 sentry guns, 4 Sents and the 1 Valk.

... and an empty wallet.

Tell me about it. I've been collecting them since their release. So about 3 years now.

[u9k13]

Last count I had 128 infantry, 9 sentry guns, 4 Sents and the 1 Valk.

... and an empty wallet.

How long did it take you to build up a force like that?

I'm not up to that level, at about 60 infantry, 3 sentinels, 1 valk, and a couple of sentry guns, but yeah my wallet is definately on the light side!

[Chosen Man]

After much discussion and much debate on if this project should continue we have both agreed to put the Elysians part of this project on hold for now. In addition we both are working on CSM Nurgle Themed armies now. My Grey Death Legion which has been tournament completed for a few months now is getting new troops added to it. Meanwhile Sputnik is about to begin his own force of DG marines. With this in mind its been agreed that the Project will now become a Nurgle CSM Project of two gamers.....At least till we feel like going back to IG!

The plan for me now is a major upgrade to the Grey Death Legion, I have chosen to make this my 2nd CSM Force behind my Alphas.I have pulled these guys out of my AL/Renegade project since this force is about to grow into something larger then a small allied contingent. I have enjoyed working on this force a lot and had fun converting my Oblits for the army. The plan now is to make a PURE Themed Nurgle CSM army fully painted for Ard Boyz 09....this means 2500 points of Nurgle Goodness for next year!

Below is my FOC of the current Grey Death Legion....Check it out and enjoy....next will be the new additions in mind...

The Grey Death Legion




HQ

Daemon Prince



Nurgle Sorcerer



Elite

Terminators




Troops

1st Squad



2nd Squad



3rd Squad




Heavy Support

Obliterators





With this plan in mind I began amassing the new forces!

Finally the promised reinforcements! The Grey Death Legion is about to DOUBLE in size! One of the best deals I found at the bunker was gathering nearly 25 more Plague Marines for $25! Adding on some more PMs I got from a friend....here is the result of my dealings! The plan right now is to build up the GDL to a 2500 Point force and bring it to next years Ard'Boyz tourny!


In addition to bringing up two of my current squads to 11 models deep, I am adding 2 new PM Squads to the army. 4 More Plasma Rifles for the 2 squads.

1st New PM Squad

2nd New PM Squad


Finally another fun experiment for the force will be a Nurgle Chosen Squad. While expensive in points, 2 Plasma Rifles and 3 Meltaguns will make the unit worthy of taking, and making them Nurgle Marked will fit the theme of the army!

 
Well that's all for now....I'm sure Sputnik will come around and post soon on his Nurgle ideas.....For now that is all! I will post more later on! Enjoy!

[Sputnik]

In progress shot of a Possessed Chaos Lord using parts from the plastic Possessed kit and Heresy miniatures demon head.



Excuse the shoddy shot, my camera is on the fritz again.

[Sputnik]

Another update for my Chaos forces! This time a familiar for my Chaos Sorcerer. As for my Death Guard, that project fell through for a number of reasons, the least being it would limit what models I could take in my force greatly! Anyway, on to the models!



In case you're wondering, you can pick this guy up at http://www.heresyminiatures.com/.

I'm going to try and get some Elysians done, especially with the new IG codex just around the corner. Stay tuned.

[Sputnik]

I happened to sell off most of my CSM stuff down at the local GW, so that Black Legion army is no longer on the table. Here's some progress on my IG: